Care Support Worker
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Job Summary
Do you want to make a real difference while building a rewarding career in care and support
Were looking for compassionate reliable and motivated individuals to join our team at Chichester Road is a CQC-registered care home and support residents to live with dignity independence and wellbeing.
As a Care Support Worker youll provide practical emotional and personal care support to residents helping them work towards their goals and maintain their wellbeing.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering person-centred care and support.
- Supporting residents with daily living activities and personal care where required.
- Building positive relationships and encouraging independence.
- Supporting residents to access healthcare and other services.
- Monitoring wellbeing and reporting concerns appropriately.
- Maintaining accurate records and supporting risk management.
- Working closely with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
About You
Were looking for someone who:
- Has experience supporting vulnerable adults or people with complex needs.
- Is caring resilient and non-judgemental.
- Communicates effectively and works well as part of a team.
- Can remain calm in challenging situations.
- Understands the importance of safeguarding dignity and inclusion.
This role requires flexibility and the postholder will be expectedto work on a rota that includes nights weekends and bank holidays.
St Mungos is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
Why Join Us
Youll be part of a supportive team making a genuine difference to the lives of people with complex needs. We offer training development opportunities and the chance to build a rewarding career in social care.
Not sure you meet every requirement Wed still love to hear from you.
How to Apply
To find out more and apply please visit the St Mungos careers page on our website.
To view the full Job Description and guidance on completing your application please click on theDocuments availabletab at the top of the advert page.
Closing date: 10am31st August 2025
Interview and assessments:17th September 2026
Interested in locum work
We are also recruiting locum Care Support Workers. Please state your interest in your supporting statement when applying.
About Us
Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.
What We Offer
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity diversity and inclusion improves the health wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity inclusion and wellbeing are prioritisedwe are happier healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients.
Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:
- A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
- Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
- A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
- Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
- In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.
Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equity Diversity & Inclusion page.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky but with family friendly policies flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them.
These include:
- Agile working model for suitable roles.
- Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
- 28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
- Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
- Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
- Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
- Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.
Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.
At St Mungos we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.
These include:
- Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
- Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
- Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.
A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
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About Company
St Mungo's is a leading UK homelessness charity supporting over 3,150 people every night. Help us end homelessness and rebuild lives.
